Watery Abyss - Again!

On the surface, the Abysmal 29 sounds terrible - abyss on abyss; danger on danger. In the contrary world of the I Ching, often times the negative divinations actually mean the end of a difficult time just as positive divinations mean the end of good times. And even though the abyss sounds terrible it seems to say we need to think about teaching and learning -- these activities will lead out of the abyss. A secondary meaning of K'an, danger and the abyss, is 'heart.' This also tells us how to overcome the abyss: taking good character to heart lets us encounter danger without losing our way. Finally, the quality of water that allows it to go everywhere and not lose its watery nature should be meditated on to guide us past any danger. And just as water flows on not accumulating anywhere, we will flow past any danger we encounter.